Independent journal on economy and transport policy
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CENTRO INTERNAZIONALE STUDI CONTAINERS
ANNO XXXVIII - Numero OTTOBRE 2020
MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT
THIS IS WHAT CONCERNS THE SECTOR ACROSS ALL TRANSPORT MODES
"Representatives from the road, air, maritime, rail,
manufacturing and logistics sectors call on European decision
makers to adopt an EU framework on the governance of
business-to-business (B2B) data that ensures a level playing field
for all partners in the digital economy."
Following recent innovations, the transport sector relies
increasingly on the exchange of large amounts of personal and
non-personal data between multiple actors. These innovations include
the development of vehicles' automated functions, connected
vehicles, smart cities and digital mobility platforms. These
solutions have led to an increase in data generation with transport
opera-tors typically generating data and technology companies
processing and using these data.
Voluntary provision
In a joint statement sent to EU decision makers (accessible
below), associations representing the freight and passenger
transport sectors, call for the establishment of an EU framework on
the governance of B2B data. The framework should explicitly include
the principle of voluntary provision of data and clarify the roles
and responsibilities of data aggregators and the rights of data
genera-tors. The EU should also provide a guidance to standardise
data formats and facilitate the interoperability of mobility
platforms.
The impact of digitalisation on businesses should not be
underestimated, especially in the case of SMEs. For a successful
digital transformation, businesses need to upskill their workforce
and will require financial support if they are to benefit from the
opportu-nities of the data economy.
Cooperation
The transport sector stands ready to cooperate with EU
institutions on digitalisation issues to ensure equal opportunities
for all busi-ness partners in the digital economy through fair and
transparent EU regulation.
CER Executive Director Libor Lochman said: "Rail continues
its work, together with other transport associations, in developing
digital solutions towards multimodality and interoperability for
both passenger and freight transport. Today's statement underlines
the transport sector's commitment to work jointly towards the
development of a transparent governance structure for fair access to
B2B data.
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